Elephant man

A Chinese man known as the "Elephant Man" in his local province is about to get surgery to have a 33-pound tumor removed from his face.

Doctors said it may be the most extreme case of this type of facial tumor seen in the world. The 31-year-old man has suffered from the tumor since birth. Left untreated, it has grown to more than 30 pounds. The weight of carrying the tumor on his face has deformed the man's backbone, stunted his growth and left him in physical and emotional pain.
A team of doctors will try to remove the tumor. However, the surgery isn't without risk. Ultrasounds have revealed several large blood vessels that may hemorrhage and cause the patient to bleed to death during the operation. Despite the risks, doctors said they are optimistic they can remove the giant tumor and reconstruct the man's face.

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Cop hit by unmarked Police Car

A Denver police officer who was trying to chase and capture a robbery and carjacking suspect on foot is recuperating from his injuries after both he and the suspect were struck by an unmarked police car.



The events began at about 4:30 p.m. when the First United Bank at 5901 East Colfax was robbed. Witnesses from the bank followed the suspect to a home. Witnesses said the suspect broke into the house and committed a carjacking, Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said.

As he fled with the stolen car, he almost hit an officer in pursuit, Jackson said. He drove down Colfax Avenue and about two blocks away he struck a van and was stopped at the intersection, police said.

A uniformed officer, with his gun drawn, tried to pull the bank robbery suspect out of the maroon sedan to arrest him but the suspect ran. The officer chased him on foot.

The pair ran through an intersection and ran about a half-block when a blue unmarked police car, with its lights flashing, slammed into both the suspect and the officer. The suspect flipped off the hood and fell on the pavement. The officer was struck in the knee and was limping away from the scene.

The officer and the suspect both eventually got up and did not appear to be badly hurt.

The officer was taken to Denver Health with a what appeared to be leg or knee injuries. Jackson said his injuries were minor. The suspect has been taken into custody.

What the hell was that other Boltneck (police driver) thinking?
"Yeah, I guess I'll drive in to them both, that sounds good."

Last Moments Of Officer Mckay (US police)

The last moments of a police officer's life after being shot several times in the back and then runover by the suspects car, all this started from was just an expired license,but Ligo Kenny had other ideas, and Officer McKay paid the full price.


Some people asked:
So what happened to the suspect ?
The bystander picked up the cop's gun and told the shooter to drop his weapon. When he didn't, the bystander shot and killed the shooter.

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Clearly the officer didn't follow the correct arresting procedures in that case. In USA one must assume that just about everyone is holdstering a gun. Hence, when stopping anybody, one has to get ready to draw his own arm. Especially if the accused is someone who tried to get away.. It's sad to loose a police officer but I agree his lack of professionalism basically cost him his life.

This is the case where the killer, Liko Kenny, is the cousin of professional skier, Bode Miller. One might assume that this wasn't random due to the fact that there was bad blood between the Officer Mckay and Liko Kenny. Kenny was convicted for assaulting Mckay in 2003; breaking his jaw. There was a buidling tension between the two, and McKay had an agreement with the Deputy Police Chief that if he ever pulled over Kenny again, he could call for another officer to be present. Some local resident say the cop had a history of harrassement with Kenny after the 2003 incident.
Reading comments from friends and family, it sounds like both the cop, and the Kenny, contributed to the feud. Some people are saying the cop was something of a bully, who harrassed certain young people, while members of the killer's own family describe him as having an anger problem, and very defiant of authority. I also sounds like he started carrying the gun specifically because he was very afraid of Officer McKay.